10.3% ▲ +42.0%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Murray River - Swan Hill · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Murray River - Swan Hill
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 81.1% of people in Murray River - Swan Hill. While this is far below the national figure for language diversity, the number of people using another language at home has risen to 10.3% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 10.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below both the Victorian and national figures. Despite this, the proportion of people who speak little or no English has risen to 3.2%, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.2% ▲ +82.3%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Murray River - Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21503/murray-river-swan-hill/topic/language